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Former NASCAR Truck Series driver Shane Sieg died over the weekend. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

Former NASCAR Truck Series driver Shane Sieg dead at 34

Sieg parlayed Late Model success into a NASCAR career

August 23, 2017

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Former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Shane Sieg died over the weekend at the age of 34.

He was the older brother of current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Sieg.

Ryan Sieg Racing announced his death Tuesday afternoon on Facebook and Twitter. He would have turned 35 on Wednesday. A team spokesperson was unable to provide additional details.

"Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers," the team said on Twitter. "We lost a great driver and an incredible person. Forever in our hearts."

A native of Tucker, Georgia, the elder Sieg was a veteran of 68 Truck Series races and two Xfinity starts.

He earned three top-10s in the Truck Series. His best result was eighth at the Milwaukee Mile in 2004. A noted Late Model driver, he also won one race in the NASCAR Southeast Series in 2003 at Huntsville Speedway in Alabama. That was the former All Pro Super Late Model Series.

Sieg made his final Truck Series start in June 2011 at Pocono Raceway. He was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR two months later for violating its substance abuse policy and for actions detrimental to the sport.